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package org.apache.juneau.http;

/**
 * Represents valid HTTP 1.1 method name static strings per the RFC 2616 spec.
 * 
 * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5>
 * <ul class='doctree'>
 * 	<li class='extlink'><a class='doclink' href='https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616.html'>Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1</a>
 * </ul>
 */
public final class HttpMethodName {

	/** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.2" class="doclink">OPTIONS</a> */
	public static final String OPTIONS = "OPTIONS";

	/** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.3" class="doclink">GET</a> */
	public static final String GET = "GET";

	/** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.4" class="doclink">HEAD</a> */
	public static final String HEAD = "HEAD";

	/** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.5" class="doclink">POST</a> */
	public static final String POST = "POST";

	/** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.6" class="doclink">PUT</a> */
	public static final String PUT = "PUT";

	/** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.7" class="doclink">DELETE</a> */
	public static final String DELETE = "DELETE";

	/** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.8" class="doclink">TRACE</a> */
	public static final String TRACE = "TRACE";

	/** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.9" class="doclink">CONNECT</a> */
	public static final String CONNECT = "CONNECT";

	/** Special case for a REST method that implements a proxy interface. */
	public static final String PROXY = "PROXY";

	/** A non-standard value. */
	public static final String OTHER = "OTHER";
}
